Combination bumper and rack



Get. 8, 1935. v. F. BRYANT 2,016,955

COMBINATION BUMPER AND RACK Filed Nov. 26, 1954 ATTORNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,016,955 COMBINATION BUMPER RACK Virgil F. Bryant, Memp Tenn.

Application November The invention relates bumper and rack for 1 Claim.

to a combination rear automobiles and more especially to an extensible trunk or baggage rack and bumper.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a rack and bumper of this character, wherein the same has the appearance of the ordinary bumper and the trunk or baggage rack is instantly available at all times and will not interfere with or prevent the removal of the spare tire or wheel as carried at mobile.

the rear of the auto- Another object of the invention is the provision of a rack and bumper of this character, wherein the same is fitted to the chassis of the automobile and has the appearance of a rear bumper, yet is extensible for accommodating luggage and in the construction avoids r eliminates side mounts for spare the necessity of tires or wheels.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a rack and bumper of this character which is simple in construction,

thoroughly reliable and efficient in its purpose, strong, durable, does not detract from the appearance of the automobile, readily and easily handled, and inexpensive to manufacture and install.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more trated in the accompanying fully described in detail, illusdrawing, which discloses the preferred embodiment of the invention, and pointed outin the claims hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective view of the combined bumper and rack constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view showing in normal position.

the parts tional view showing by full lines the extended position of the rack and by dotted. lines a lowered position thereof.

Figure is a sectional view on the line 5-5 of Figure 4 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 6 is a sectional view on Figure 4 looking in Similar reference characters spending parts throughout the several views in the drawing.

the line 6'-6 0f the direction of the arrows.

indicate corre- 26, 1934, Serial No. 754,883

- Referring to the drawing in detail, the combination device comprises a pair of channeled side rails If], these being preferably made secure at their inner ends to the chassis of the vehicle or automobile. Slidably fitting the rails i0 is a lug- 5 gage rack l I, it having at its front a bumper section l2, made secure thereto, while the sides l3 of the rack II are provided with slots I4, these receiving the fasteners l5 and I6, respectively, mounted in the rails Hi, the fasteners l6 includ- 10 ing separable knob-like nuts l1, so that the same can be readily separated from the rails l0 and the sides l3 of the rack H, the nuts I! being located at the outer sides of the rails In in convenient reach. These fasteners l5 and I6 allow 5 for sliding of the rack l l and the fastening thereof in extended or retreated position. The rails ID at their bottom flanged edges iii are cut away, at I9, to permit the lowering of the rack H from the full line position to the dotted line position shown in Figure 4 of the drawing and this is accomplished by the removal of the fasteners IS with the nuts H to allow for the handling of the spare tire as carried at the rear of the automobile.

The rails ID at their outer sides have bolted or otherwise fastened thereto the bumper sections 20, these being also secured to brackets 2| attached to the chassis 22 of the motor vehicle.

It will be seen that when the rack II is slid 3O inwardly of the rails ID the bumper section l2 will match the bumper sections 20 to have the appearance of the ordinary rear end bumper as carried by motor vehicles.

When the rack II is to be used the same is pulled outwardly from the channeled rails I0 and made secure in the extended position by the fasteners l6 so that such rack will support luggage or other articles to be transported.

What is claimed is: 40

The combination of a pair of channeled rails adapted for mounting with an automobile, a rack slidably fitting said channeled rails, a bumper section carried by the rack, outer bumper sections fixed to the rails and to a chassis of the automobile to be disposed at opposite sides of said rack, means for fastening the rack retreated or extended, the said channeled rails being cut away at their lower sides for a distance to permit the lowering of the rack, and means slidably connecting the rack with the channeled rails.

VIRGIL F. BRYANT. 

